Fewer chuttis, more classes for Engg and MBA students
Gujarat Technological University has directed all affiliated engineering, MBA and MCA colleges not to drop lectures and announce holidays at will
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Monday, January 31, 2011 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Latest§id=2&contentid=20110131201101310353261396ed3c54)
Students and teachers of colleges affiliated to the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) are in for a hard toil this academic year that begins in June. The varsity has instructed all associated engineering, MBA and MCA colleges to give fewer holidays and conduct more classes.
The edict — issued at a recent meeting — follows the realisation by GTU that some colleges conduct only 50 per cent of the lectures each semester, i.e. out of 90 days, they hold lectures on only 40 to 45 days.
“We have asked all affiliated colleges to stick to the 90-day teaching schedule every semester. Cancellation of classes and announcement of holidays not granted by us will no longer be tolerated,” GTU’s vice-chancellor, Akshai Aggarwal, told Mirror.
GTU believes this strict approach would lead to an improvement in the quality of students. “Many engineering and management aspirants don’t have the knowledge and skills demanded by the industry. This is mainly because they spend less time in the classroom and more time on mugging up lessons before their exams,” he said. “We want to make our students competitive, hence the focus on increasing the number of lectures.”
Aggarwal said that if there were more classes, teachers would also get more time to complete the syllabus. “They won’t have to rush through the syllabus. They will be able to answer students’ queries and help them understand a topic clearly,” he said.
Starting this June, all GTU-affiliated engineering, MBA and MCA colleges will have to send a monthly report of the number of lectures taken and dropped. They will also have to submit records of teachers and students’ attendance. “If we find a college is not conducting classes and practicals regularly, we will punish its principal. Students who play truant will also face action. Some may be even denied permission to appear for exams,” he said.
A strict policy for attendance exists even today — it is mandatory for each student to attend 75 per cent of the classes each semester — but some colleges circumvent it. This practice, however, will end now.
“Colleges will begin and end every semester on the dates announced by GTU. They won’t be allowed to push back or complete a semester early,” Aggarwal said. He said all these instructions were given to principals of all associated institutes at a meeting recently. About 30,000 students are enrolled in colleges linked with the university.
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Monday, January 31, 2011 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Latest§id=2&contentid=20110131201101310353261396ed3c54)
Students and teachers of colleges affiliated to the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) are in for a hard toil this academic year that begins in June. The varsity has instructed all associated engineering, MBA and MCA colleges to give fewer holidays and conduct more classes.
The edict — issued at a recent meeting — follows the realisation by GTU that some colleges conduct only 50 per cent of the lectures each semester, i.e. out of 90 days, they hold lectures on only 40 to 45 days.
“We have asked all affiliated colleges to stick to the 90-day teaching schedule every semester. Cancellation of classes and announcement of holidays not granted by us will no longer be tolerated,” GTU’s vice-chancellor, Akshai Aggarwal, told Mirror.
GTU believes this strict approach would lead to an improvement in the quality of students. “Many engineering and management aspirants don’t have the knowledge and skills demanded by the industry. This is mainly because they spend less time in the classroom and more time on mugging up lessons before their exams,” he said. “We want to make our students competitive, hence the focus on increasing the number of lectures.”
Aggarwal said that if there were more classes, teachers would also get more time to complete the syllabus. “They won’t have to rush through the syllabus. They will be able to answer students’ queries and help them understand a topic clearly,” he said.
Starting this June, all GTU-affiliated engineering, MBA and MCA colleges will have to send a monthly report of the number of lectures taken and dropped. They will also have to submit records of teachers and students’ attendance. “If we find a college is not conducting classes and practicals regularly, we will punish its principal. Students who play truant will also face action. Some may be even denied permission to appear for exams,” he said.
A strict policy for attendance exists even today — it is mandatory for each student to attend 75 per cent of the classes each semester — but some colleges circumvent it. This practice, however, will end now.
“Colleges will begin and end every semester on the dates announced by GTU. They won’t be allowed to push back or complete a semester early,” Aggarwal said. He said all these instructions were given to principals of all associated institutes at a meeting recently. About 30,000 students are enrolled in colleges linked with the university.
